Receptacle for containing and discharging solid and semisolid substances.



. J. F. CRAVEN. REGEPTAGLB FOR CONTAINING AND DISGHARGIN G SOLID AND SBMISOLID SUBSTANGES.

APPL'IOATION FILED 00T. 14, 1910.

. 1,0255 1 3, Patented May 7, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED 00T. 14, 1910.

1,025,51 3, Patented May 7,1912.

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. Receptacles for Containin other purposes and which can be cut `orl shownv 'in-Figg; Fi 7 is a vertical 'section' `To all whom it concern:

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JAMES vIF. CRAVEN, 0FA PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB T0 CBAVEN ENGI- i NEIEBING- COMPANY, OF PIT'LSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A GORPOBATION 0F PENN- Be it known that I, JAMES F. CnAvEN, a resident of Pittsburoh, in the count of Allegheny and State Pennsylvania, ave invented a new dand useful Improvement in and Discharging Solid and Semisolid ubstances, (Case 6,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a receptacle for containing, storing, transporting and discharging solid and semi-solid 'substances which' are to be used in the form of small pieces', shavings or comminuted particles.

AvThe device is intended more articularlyv for putting up parallin or ot er similar waxes which are to be used for 'laundry and shaved to" rmit of convenient use. The owever, is not' limited .to this solid'or 'wax-like substance, and shaving .or comminuting the same when being discharged rom the containenf A i The arrangement comprises the construction and arran ement of parts hereinafter described and c aimed. i In the accompanying drawin Figure 1 is a vertical section throu li one orml ofthe view ofthe discharge Aen 'of thesame; .Fi 3- is a view `on an enlarged `scaleon the ine 3 3, Fig. 2;,Fig. 4; is a plan vie'w showing a. modifiedv formof discharge end; Figs. 5 and 6 are Elan-Views of. modiiied forms of pistons; ig."- 5* is a sectional detail of the piston through a modified orm of the device; and Fig. 8 is an end view ofthe same. r

The receptacle or container pro er may be of any desired size or shape and uilt u or constructed in any desired way and om -anydesired'materiah As shown .the body` ofthe rece tacle is formed as a substantially A cylindrica 'tube 1, which may be of sheet I metal as shown in Fig. '1or other thin sub-l stance, or of aste or igilper board, aslshown in Fig. 7. ra wax or other substance .can be ed 'into this receptacle in .any desiredzway, such as pourin the saine t,ther einto when semi-fluid and al owing tHe game to set therein, but v'preferably by'molding the same in cylindrical orother form;-

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led October 14, 1910. ySerial No. $87,085.

Patented May '7, 1912.

A `The material is discharged from the rece tacle .by forcing the same out endwise. This may be effected b various means,and is shown as effected by -means of a piston or follower 3 endwise movable by suitable means.

As shown in Fig. 1 the tub 1 is' rovided internally with screw threads 4-andp the piston or follower '3 is threaded on its periphery to engage said internal threads, so that when said piston is rotated it travels longitudinally in said tube. The means for rotatuare. Y

ing the .piston 3 comprises arod 5 of or other non-circular cross section an tending through a Vsimilarly shaped hole 6 in the piston or follower and slidable in 'said hole. The rotation of this rod carries the piston with it. The rodmay be rotated by in the receptacle any suitablemeans. Fig. 1 shows `for this" purpose a cap 7 to which the rod is secured,

said cap having its ed ebent over a flange or shoulder 8 on the en of tube 1 and being Vthereby held against movement lengthwise of the tube 1 but free to rotate thereon. The peri hera-l edge of cap 7 is knurled or rougheneA as shown at 9 to afford a good grip when rotating the same.

With the form shown in Fig. 7 the movei ment of piston 3v lengthwise in the tube 1 is I eiected 'by the following means: The iston 3 is prevented from turning in the tuie by providing the same with a 'groove enga ing a longitudinal rib 10 on the-inner face o the titl* tube, which rib in the case of a paper tube is formed by pasting a strip of paste board on the inner face of the tube, while in case of a sheet metal tube the usual crimped seam of such tube forms the necessary inwardly projectin rib. Thepiston 3 isv rovided with a threa ed opening 11-.which is engaged by a threaded rod or screw 12, so that the rotarotatable piston 3 to move ongitudinally in Y.

the tube 1. Any suitable means maybeprovided .for rotating `the rod or screw, the means shown comprising a cap 7 similar to that to which the rod is' secured in Fig: .1, said cap being rotatable but endwise im'- movable on the receptacle, such'asby bending its edge underneathan annular flange `or shoulder 8, which in this case is formed tion of the latter necessaril causes the nonmeans for rotating the rod or screw 12 and cured to the end of tu `flange 16 merely serves as a -support or lwhile in Figs.` 7 4and 8 the disk 15 is rotatable and secured to the end of the threaded rod 12, the edges of said disk preferably being covered by an inturned flange 16 on a collar 17 which is crim ed or otherwise se- Ee 1. The inturned steadying means .for the edge of the rotating disk 15a.

' `The disks 15 or 15a suitable means for shaving, cutting. or comlninuting t-he wax or other material as it is beingforced endwise. As shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 8 said disks are provided with a plu-` rality of radially arranged slits 20 one edge of which is turned inwardly to form a cutting edge 21 which cuts or shaves the material as the latter is forced endwise against said disk. In Fig. 2 a sin le diametrical slit, forming two radial s its, is shown, while in Fig. 8 four radial slits are shown.

'The modification shown in Fig. 4 has the disk provided with a series of punched openings 22 which form greater projections which will grate or comminute the material as the latter isforced endwise against the same. The cutters of the form shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 8 are well ada ted for waxy substances, such as paraffin, w ile the grater such as shown in Fi 4 is best adapted for materials like choco ate which must b e re-` duced to a fairlyfine condition.

The' body of material in the container must either rotate with the istol 3, as in Fi 1 where the shaving dis is stationary, o1 ie held'against rotation on the piston, as in Fig. 8 where the .shaving disk 1s rotary,

' while being forced endwise and in order that the cutters or graters can effectively act thereon. This may be effected in various ways. As shown in Figs. 1 and 7 the isone or more ra ial e the cylinder of projections 24 which enga ow the piston 3F material. Figs. 5 and 5 s rovided with an upturned ange y 1n Fig. 5 Yis shown of polygonal or other cylinder fits.

shape into which thecylinder of material fits, while Fig. 6 shows the piston provided with holes 26 into which aortion of the In all cases t e cylinder of material is held against rotation relativel to the piston and must either, rotatel wit the rotatable piston while being` pressed againstthe stationary shaving disk, or is `held stationarywith the non-rotatable piston while bein forced against the rotary shavin disk. ubstances which set in subvstantia v solid form canbe prepared for the receptac e by molding the same in substanthis receptacle at the factory and are'shipped vare provided with vable closure and said means so arranged thatV 25 which tially cylindrical form with a centralopening therethrough for the passage of the rod 5 or threaded rod 12.

The materials are preferably put up in in this condition. The receptacles are comparatively cheapso that when the contents are exhausted they can be thrown away. They serve to protect the contents from dirt and other impurities, and form convenient packages for the same, and enable the con-l tents to be used in any desired quantity, and will retain the remnants or unusedportion of the substance in a practically sealed or closed condition'.l The device is convenient to use, it merely being necessary to grasp the tube V1 with one hand and with the other hand rotate the rod 5 or 12 thereby simul-V taneously vdischarging the substance and reducing the same to small pieces.

What I claim is: 1. A device of the character described, comprising a suitable receptacle for the substance, end closures for the receptacle, one being non-removable therefrom, means mov- 90 able the full length of said receptacle for forcing the substance endwise'gout. of the same, connections between said non-removsaid means may be positively moved 9,5

throughout its range of travel by said closure, and said other 'end closure being constructed `and arranged to .reduce the sub-V stance to small pieces while being forced out of the receptacle. y

2; A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle for the desired substance, a follower movable lengthwise in said receptacle for its full length and arranged to force the substance outv of the re- 105 .ceptacle, a rotating member extending longitudinally of the receptacle and arrang'edto operatively engage the follower throughout4 lts range of travel for actuatingthe same, an end closure at'one end of the receptacle for rotating said member, and a cuttin or comminuting device at the-other end o the receptacle operative by the rotation of `said rotary mem er and arranged t-o reduce the substance to small pieces while being 4discharged therefrom.

A3. device of the character described comprlsing 'a receptacle arranged to contain the desired substance, a follower in said receptacle arranged to move longitudinally therem and'force the substance out of the receptacle, a rotary member extending longitudinall of the 4receptacle and connected to the fol ower to actuate the same, an end closure rotatably mountedon the receptacle for rotating .sald member and a disk at the discharge end ofthe receptacle and operatlve by the rotation of the rotary member and provided .with cutting or comminuting- A openlngs. 13(

4. A device `of the character described comprising a container for the substance, a follower in the container for moving the substance endwise, said follower being movable from end to end of the container, an end closure rotatably secured to yone end of the container, and arranged to move the follower away therefrom, and means at the otherend of the container for converting the substance into small pieces.

5. A device of the character described comprising a container for the substance, a follower in the container'for moving the substance endwise, an endfclosure rotatably secured to one end of thecontainer and end- `wise immovable with reference thereto, and arranged to move the follower away therefrom, and means at the other end of thel container for converting the substance into small pieces, said means being secured to the container and forming-'an end closure therefor.

Asmall pieces, said means being rotatably secured to the container and forming an end closure therefor, the end closures being lnon-rem`ovable from the container.

7. A device of the character described comprising a paper tube having shoulders at each end thereof, end closures for the tube bearing against the shoulders and nonremovable from the tube, a follower in the tube and arranged to be moved endwise by one of said end closures, said' other end closure being constructed and arranged to convert the substance into small pieces as it is moved endwise.

In testimony whereof, I" have hereuntol Witnesses: i

F. W. WINTER, SU'E B. FRITZ. 

